Thread regarding Union Pacific Corp. layoffs

That would be divided * darn auto correct !

Fully agree, decided we fall.

Unions? I spend my UP checks on str—ers and booger sugar, the rest I waste on UNION DUES!

As long as there are multiple locals unions, Union Pacific has you right where they want you. They play each other against one another. I've seen in the HDC how tell dispatchers to have crews do things that are against their agreements for "the good of the Railroad ", mostly because they can't manage/play their territory, because they inexperienced and improperly trained. Union Pacific believes that they are above the law in about everything they do.

Railroad workers United would Most likely be the easiest starting point. It would have my vote. Only way it could be worse is to send us all home and replace everyone with contractors. Don’t think that would turn out as good as they think it would.

We should all leave all of the current unions and start one new one.

To the union officer... we can't show up to the union meetings due to company "attendance policy" which is exactly what the company wants. This is why we need to modernize the unions to accommodate. So far the IAMAW vote on this site is winning and I'm willing to throw my dues in that hat for the greater good of all of us.

The way we are doing it now only benefits the company and I'm willing to try anything.

I’m a union officer and the first step is all crafts working together and sticking by the agreements and rules 100% Showing up to the union meetings and getting involved is the bare minimum. Our behavior towards the carriers and how we conduct ourselves is vital. A cut throat attitude is needed with all members towards management.

There is a catch to changing unions. One AFL/CIO Union cannot take over another AFL/CIO Union for one year. So we would have to be non union for a year or join an independent union or form a new one. There is the possibility that we could vote one Union out and not vote another one in.

There is a process for changing unions. I think it starts with a petition that must contain 30% of members across the system that must be submitted to the NLRB. Then there would be a card drive for the new union and if interest was high enough a vote for the new union.

To be honest, I don't care if its the united meat packers union. As long as we have decent representation and we are unified under one union. Our strength is in our numbers and all of us working towards one goal.
This company is an unorganized mess right now and if we were to come together as a local hub and eventually under system wide leadership, we could have them at our mercy. These crackhead managers wouldn't know what hit them.

BLET lmao, if you want a singular union the only way to go is IAMAW. The fighting machinists are the best at what they do. IBEW has no spine and will likely be gone from the railroad by 2030. Unfortunately the Carmen are a dying craft.